1986–87 Dumbarton F.C. season

Season 1986–87 was the 103rd football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 81st time, the Scottish Cup for the 92nd time and the Scottish League Cup for the 40th time.

Dumbarton
1986–1987 season
ManagerAlex Totten
StadiumBoghead Park, Dumbarton
Scottish League Division 13rd
Scottish CupThird Round
Scottish League CupThird Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Gerry McCoy (21)
All: Gerry McCoy (22)
Highest home attendance2,500
Lowest home attendance440
Average home league attendance1,180

Overview

Dumbarton began another First Division campaign with a new manager at the helm - Alex Totten - who had been released from his duties with Rangers following the arrival of Graeme Souness. Following another league reconstruction, the First Division clubs would play each other 4 times - a big ask particularly for the part-time clubs - but as things turned out it was to be a close thing for promotion with Dumbarton always up with the front runners. In the end, it was to be a 3rd-place finish - just 4 points behind champions Morton.

In the Scottish Cup, it would be another early exit for Dumbarton, this time to Brechin City after a draw, in the third round.

In the League Cup, Stirling Albion were dispatched in the second round before a fighting display against Celtic, saw Dumbarton's interest in the competition come to an end for another year.

Locally, Dumbarton failed to keep a grip on the Stirlingshire Cup, with Stirling Albion gaining some revenge for their League Cup exit, with a semi final win.

Results & fixtures

[1]  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish First Division

9 August 1986 First Division Partick Thistle 1–2 Dumbarton Firhill Park
Herd  27' McCahill  82'
McGowan  88'
Attendance: 2,272
Referee: L Thow
13 August 1986 First Division Dumbarton 0–1 Dunfermline Athletic Boghead Park
Montgomerie  67' (OG) Attendance: 1,780
16 August 1986 First Division Airdrie 1–0 Dumbarton Broomfield Park
Black  41' Attendance: 1,500
Referee: K Hope
23 August 1986 First Division Dumbarton 3–2 Forfar Athletic Boghead Park
Coyle,O  8' (pen)
Bourke  78'
MacDonald  34'
Clarke
Attendance: 550
30 August 1986 First Division Morton 0–3 Dumbarton Cappielow Park
Moore  13'
Coyle,O  27'
Houston
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: D Miller
6 September 1986 First Division Dumbarton 3–1 Brechin City Boghead Park
Coyle,O  10'
Coyle,T  62'
Bourke
Gallacher Attendance: 480
Referee: M Delaney
13 September 1986 First Division Dumbarton 1–0 Montrose Boghead Park
Coyle,T Attendance: 440
Referee: J Smith
16 September 1986 First Division Kilmarnock 2–1 Dumbarton Rugby Park
Bryson
Clougherty  (OG)
Coyle,O Attendance: 1,200
20 September 1986 First Division Clyde 2–1 Dumbarton Shawfield Stadium
Millar  15'
Watters  35'
Coyle,O Attendance: 800
27 September 1986 First Division Dumbarton 2–1 East Fife Boghead Park
McCoy  2'
Moore  24'
Burgess  77' Attendance: 630
Referee: P Hanley
30 September 1986 First Division Queen of the South 1–3 Dumbarton Palmerston Park
Cloy Moore
Coyle,O
McCoy
Attendance: 1,620
4 October 1986 First Division Dumbarton 2–2 Partick Thistle Boghead Park
Coyle,O  1' 56' (pen) Montgomerie  (OG)
Cairns  68'
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: H Gould
8 October 1986 First Division Dunfermline Athletic 0–1 Dumbarton East End Park
McCoy  71' Attendance: 4,161
11 October 1986 First Division Forfar Athletic 3–5 Dumbarton Station Park, Forfar
Scott  12'
MacDonald  89'
Coyle,O  43' (pen), 84' (pen)
McCoy  52', 57'
Clarke  50' (OG)
Attendance: 815
18 October 1986 First Division Dumbarton 2–1 Airdrie Boghead Park
McNeil  41'
Coyle,O  55'
Lindsay  7' Attendance: 1,200
Referee: H Williamson
25 October 1986 First Division Montrose 1–0 Dumbarton Links Park
Brown  24' Attendance: 350
29 October 1986 First Division Dumbarton 2–0 Kilmarnock Boghead Park
McCoy  60' Attendance: 1,050
1 November 1986 First Division Brechin City 3–1 Dumbarton Glebe Park, Brechin
Powell  10' 90'
Adam
McCoy  88' (pen) Attendance: 450
Referee: J McGillvray
8 November 1986 First Division Dumbarton 2–1 Morton Boghead Park
Coyle,T  45'
McCahill
O'Hara  86' Attendance: 1,600
15 November 1986 First Division Dumbarton 1–1 Clyde Boghead Park
Houston  15' Tait  45' Attendance: 1,200
Referee: A Waddell
22 November 1986 First Division East Fife 0–0 Dumbarton Bayview Park, Methil
Attendance: 1,494
Referee: R Valentine
29 November 1986 First Division Dumbarton 1–1 Queen of the South Boghead Park
McCoy  25' Armstrong  29' (pen) Attendance: 900
Referee: G Evans
6 December 1986 First Division Partick Thistle 0–2 Dumbarton Firhill Park
Houston  37'
McCoy  39'
Attendance: 2,284
Referee: A Ferguson
13 December 1986 First Division Dumbarton 1–2 Dunfermline Athletic Boghead Park
Houston  41' McCall  9'
McCathie  89'
Attendance: 2,431
Referee: K O'Donnell
20 December 1986 First Division Dumbarton 0–1 Forfar Athletic Boghead Park
McDonald  58' Attendance: 1,000
Referee: D Yeats
27 December 1986 First Division Airdrie 1–0 Dumbarton Broomfield Park
Frye Attendance: 1,362
Referee: T Muirhead
1 January 1987 First Division Morton 4–1 Dumbarton Cappielow Park
Robertson
McNeil
Alexander
Coyle,O Attendance: 1,400
24 January 1987 First Division Clyde 1–2 Dumbarton Shawfield Stadium
Murphy  90+2' Rooney  46'
Coyle,O  65'
Attendance: 800
Referee: A Roy
27 January 1987 First Division Kilmarnock 1–2 Dumbarton Rugby Park
McVeigh MacIver Attendance: 1,000
7 February 1987 First Division Dumbarton 1–1 East Fife Boghead Park
McCoy  89' Kirkwood  24' Attendance: 1,500
Referee: W Crombie
14 February 1987 First Division Queen of the South 0–1 Dumbarton Palmerston Park
MacIver  15' Attendance: 1,400
21 February 1987 First Division Dumbarton 2–1 Montrose Boghead Park
Houston  41'
MacIver
Allan Attendance: 1,000
28 February 1987 First Division Dumbarton 1–0 Partick Thistle Boghead Park
McGowan  78' Attendance: 1,600
7 March 1987 First Division Dunfermline Athletic 1–0 Dumbarton East End Park
Morrison  10' Attendance: 4,366
Referee: P Hanley
17 March 1987 First Division Forfar Athletic 0–2 Dumbarton Station Park, Forfar
McCoy
Rooney
Attendance: 720
21 March 1987 First Division Dumbarton 2–2 Airdrie Boghead Park
Coyle,O  (pen)
Coyle,T
Flood
Lawrie
Attendance: 1,200
28 March 1987 First Division Dumbarton 2–3 Morton Boghead Park
McCoy  27'
Coyle,O  58'
Alexander  3'
Turner  52'
Boag  88'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: R Paterson
31 March 1987 First Division Dumbarton 1–1 Brechin City Boghead Park
MacIver Lytwyn Attendance: 1,050
4 April 1987 First Division Brechin City 1–2 Dumbarton Glebe Park, Brechin
Adam McCoy Attendance: 382
Referee: H Williamson
11 April 1987 First Division Dumbarton 3–2 Kilmarnock Boghead Park
Coyle,O
McCoy  74'
MacIver  78'
Reid  11' 16' Attendance: 1,500
Referee: D McVicar
18 April 1987 First Division Montrose 2–0 Dumbarton Links Park
Paterson  50' Attendance: 300
Referee: H Gould
25 April 1987 First Division Dumbarton 2–1 Clyde Boghead Park
McCoy  50' (pen), 51' McGlashan  57' Attendance: 1,250
Referee: R Valentine
2 May 1987 First Division East Fife 2–1 Dumbarton Bayview Park, Methil
McNaughton  (pen) McCoy  (pen) Attendance: 449
9 May 1987 First Division Dumbarton 3–0 Queen of the South Boghead Park
MacIver  23'
McCoy
Coyle,T  85'
Attendance: 1,000

Skol Cup

20 August 1986 League Cup Round 2 Dumbarton 1–0 Stirling Albion Boghead Park
Coyle,T  78' Attendance: 746
27 August 1986 League Cup Round 3 Celtic 3–0 Dumbarton Celtic Park
Johnston  44'
McStay  75'
Attendance: 11,390

SHEG Scottish Cup

31 January 1987 Cup Round 3 Brechin City 2–2 Dumbarton Glebe Park, Brechin
Lees  32'
Adam  47'
MacIver  21'
McCoy  25'
Attendance: 506
Referee: J McGillvray
4 February 1987 Cup Round 3R Dumbarton 2–3 Brechin City Boghead Park
MacIver  32'
Coyle,T  82'
Adam  6'
Powell  10'
Lees  28'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: J McGillvray

Stirlingshire Cup

4 August 1986 First Round Falkirk 1–2 Dumbarton Brockville Park
Nichol Moore
McCoy
21 April 1987 Semi Final Dumbarton 1–2 Stirling Albion Boghead Park
Martin Spence
Ormond

Pre-season matches

2 August 1986 Friendly Dumbarton 4–1 Alloa Athletic Boghead Park
McCoy
MacIver
Coyle,T

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Morton (C, P) 44 24 9 11 88 56 +32 57 Promotion to Premier Division
2 Dunfermline Athletic (P) 44 23 10 11 61 41 +20 56
3 Dumbarton 44 23 7 14 67 52 +15 53
4 East Fife 44 15 21 8 68 55 +13 51
5 Airdrieonians 44 20 11 13 58 46 +12 51
Source: RSSSF and statto[2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.

Player statistics

Squad

No. Pos Nat Player TotalFirst DivisionLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Gordon Arthur 35031+002+002+00
GK Hugh Stevenson 13013+000+000+00
DF Ray Montgomerie 38035+001+002+00
DF Billy Traynor 707+000+000+00
MF Mark Clougherty 30026+002+002+00
MF Owen Coyle 461733+10171+002+00
MF Tommy Coyle 46743+052+011+01
MF Harry Curran 1108+001+002+00
MF Danny Docherty 24018+402+000+00
MF Alan Kay 21018+201+000+00
MF Dave Martin 34032+000+002+00
MF Steve McCahill 42237+221+002+00
MF Joe McLeod 504+100+000+00
MF Donald McNeil 14112+012+000+00
MF Jim McNeil 202+000+000+00
MF Jackie Rafferty 302+100+000+00
MF Jim Rooney 25223+120+001+00
FW John Bourke 1318+311+100+00
FW Arthur Grant 26010+1500+100+00
FW Peter Houston 42534+452+000+20
FW Stuart MacIver 34918+1371+002+02
FW Gerry McCoy 432235+4210+202+01
FW Pat McGowan 35217+1521+002+00
FW Allan Moore 20318+032+000+00

[3][4]

International caps

Owen Coyle was selected to play for the Republic of Ireland Under 21 team in matches against Scotland on 17 February played at Easter Road and against Belgium on 28 April.

Transfers

[5]

Reserve Team

Dumbarton competed in the Scottish Reserve League (West).

Trivia

  • The League match against Clyde on 15 November marked Gordon Arthur's 100th appearance for Dumbarton in all national competitions - the 92nd Dumbarton player to reach this milestone.
  • Dumbarton ended the season managerless - Alex Totten having been appointed at St Johnstone, and with the death of chairman and benefactor Sir Hugh Fraser, the club would face severe financial challenges in the coming season.

See also

References

  1. Scottish Football League Review 1987-88. The Scottish Football League. 1988.
  2. "Scottish Division One 1986-1987 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  3. Scottish Football League Review 1987-88. The Scottish Football League. 1988.
  4. McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  5. Litster, John. Record of Post-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
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